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Japan heavy rain claims 11 lives; 45 missing

At least 45 people are missing as torrential rains that have killed 11 people pounded western and central Japan, public broadcaster NHK said on Saturday, with more than 1.6 million people evacuated from their homes. Japan’s Meteorological Agency issued special...

Nawaz Sharif gets 10 years in jail for corruption

A court in Islamabad sentenced Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz...

Japan cult leader, followers executed over deadly subway attack

Doomsday cult leader Shoko Asahara and six of his followers...

Thai diver dies during cave rescue attempt

A former Thai navy diver has died while taking part...

10 Chinese tourists die in Thailand as boat sinks

At least ten tourists were killed and 45 others are...

Iran threatens to reduce cooperation with IAEA

Iran could reduce its co-operation with the UN nuclear watchdog,...

Mother Teresa India charity ‘sold 14-day-old baby’

A woman working at Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity in...

India mass deaths: CCTV footage supports suicide theory

India police investigating the deaths of 11 family members found...

More rains threaten Thai cave boys

Rescuers in Thailand were no closer on Thursday to deciding...

Malaysia suspends major Belt and Road rail project

Malaysia has suspended construction of East Coast Railway Link as...

China’s HNA Group boss dies from fall in France

The co-founder and chairman of the giant Chinese conglomerate HNA...

Thai cave boys get dive lessons as rescuers plan for extraction

Rescue teams in northern Thailand were giving crash courses in...

Malaysia’s Najib Razak pleads not guilty to graft charges

Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak pleaded not guilty to...

Saudi crown prince appoints former Siemens CEO as advisor

Klaus Kleinfeld, a former chief executive of industrial conglomerate Siemens...

Malaysia arrests ex-prime minister Najib Razak

Malaysian anti-corruption agents arrested former Prime Minister Najib Razak on...

Australian archbishop faces one-year detention for concealing child abuse

A Catholic archbishop in Australia has been given a maximum...

Afghan Sikhs, Hindus grieve after suicide attack kills 20

Grief mixed with anger among Afghanistan's minority Sikh and Hindu...

Syrian civil war leaves 270,000 homeless in south-west

At least 270,000 people have fled their homes in south-western...

Malaysia freezes 408 bank accounts, summons Najib's stepson

Malaysia has frozen more than 400 bank accounts as part...

Philippine city mayor assassinated during flag-raising event

A Philippine provincial city mayor known for parading drug suspects...

India condemns deadly attack on Hindus, Sikhs in Afghanistan

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condemned a deadly bomb...

Kim urges Xi to help end sanctions against N Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has appealed to China's Xi...

Bus plunges into gorge in India killing 48

At least 48 passengers were killed in Indian state Uttarakhand...

Two Koreas reopen maritime communication channel

North and South Korea reopened a maritime communication channel on...

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